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Narrow web flexo press manufacturer Mark Andy has announced an upbeat 2004 in the UK and Ireland.

Luton Borough Council has outsourced its print and reprographics requirements to Pitney Bowes Management Services in a contract worth 700,000.

M-real and Lecta have become the first paper producers to confirm European price rises from early 2005.

Trinity Mirror has completed its 90m, three-year print overhaul by forming a new company to manage the publishers nine newspaper production sites.

The saga of the Buzwell Group continues, with a further winding-up petition being issued against the company by recruitment firm ExecutivesOnline.

Howard Smith Paper (HSP) is to refine the structure of its operations, which will provide more focus on the key areas of commercial graphical print and business papers.

MAN Roland has commissioned its first triple-width Colorman XXL press, of the type ordered in News Internationals 600m overhaul.

International newspaper groups are looking at printing in China after the countrys government dropped restrictions against the production of foreign titles.

Amberley Working Museum in West Sussex has built a replica Ben Franklin press, which will be used in the museums print workshop.

The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) has stepped up its campaign to cut waste and increase recycling in direct mail.

Showcard Print has increased productivity with the installation of a four-colour Thieme 5070 UV line at its Letchworth plant.

Industrial action at Birmingham-based Euro Packaging has been averted after the company guaranteed the Sparkbrook plants future for at least another year.

Stewarts of Edinburgh has become the first Scottish printer to take delivery of a Xerox DocuColor 8000.

The PPA unveiled its new pic4press standard at its annual production conference last week, alongside the latest version of the established pass4press initiative.

Pindar has launched two upgrades for its Catalogue Management System (CMS) at the ECMOD exhibition.